Newcastle Jets fought back from a goal down to earn a point against the Western Sydney Wanderers. Jason Dasey and PJ Roberts break down the upcoming A-League fixtures, including a battle between table-toppers Melbourne City and Sydney FC. Western Sydney Wanderers have appointed Josep Gombau as th...

Rafa Benitez breaks down what went wrong for Newcastle in their narrow defeat at Burnley. Sean Dyche opts to focus on Burnley and their rise to seventh place after being asked about the open Everton job. Jack Cork and Jeff Hendrick discuss Burnley's win over Newcastle, the Clarets' form and playi...

Melbourne Victory survived a late rally from the Mariners to earn a point, as both sides remain winless. Newcastle Jets fought back from a goal down to earn a point against the Western Sydney Wanderers. Melbourne City made it four A-League wins from four games thanks to Ross McCormack's penalty a...

Sean Dyche opts to focus on Burnley and their rise to seventh place after being asked about the open Everton job. Rafa Benitez breaks down what went wrong for Newcastle in their narrow defeat at Burnley. Jeff Hendrick and Jack Cork hailed the work of boss Sean Dyche after Burnley battled to a 1-0...

Sean Dyche’s fifth anniversary present was a win Burnley barely deserved but one that takes them to the fringe of the European positions. Jeff Hendrick’s late goal secured the points against a passive Newcastle side yet in truth both sides were disappointing, as if embarrassed about how high they...

Arsenal need Sead Kolasinac to recover quickly; Liverpool’s search for a penalty-taker goes on; and Newcastle prepare for a ‘sliding doors’ moment Next Sunday, Manchester City host Arsenal at 1.30pm and Manchester United play Chelsea at 4pm; it really is amazing just how often the fixture list th...

Mikel Merino is shining for Newcastle this season, but how did one of Spain's brightest young talents end up at St James' Park for just £7m? Nick Wright tries to find out ahead of their Monday Night Football meeting with Burnley.

• Manager refuses to get carried away despite prospect of huge investment • Team could go sixth with victory over Burnley on Monday night Rafael Benítez suspects Newcastle United are on the brink of a “sliding doors” moment. He has responded by drafting dramatically differing contingency plans fo...

Despite a slow start to the season Newcastle now find themselves eighth in the league after losing just one of their last seven games. Rafa Benitez has seen his side make a strong start to life back in the Premier League with wins over Crystal Palace and Stoke, as well as a 1-1 draw with …

Rafael Benitez has admitted it could be easier for an Englishman to secure the England manager's job than one with a top-six Premier League

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I'm here trying to bring the best from the team -- that is the best for the club, said Benitez. I don't want to create a war -- I don't need to do that -- but I need to be sure the players are concentrated on football playing well and getting points every game to stay up.

Slimani is a player with Premier League experience, said Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez. He is a player who can fight with defenders, challenge and score goals. Hopefully he can give us some experience and some different characteristics to the strikers we have at the moment.